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War and Peace:

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The classic BBC drama on 5 discs. Special offer

5 Disc DVD Set

The classic BBC dramatisation of Tolstoy's epic story of love and loss set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins heads the cast as the soul-searching Pierre Bezuhov (a role for which he won the 1972 Best Actor BAFTA); Morag Hood is the impulsive and beautiful Natasha Rostova; Alan Dobie is the dour but heroic Andrei Bolkonsky; and David Swift is Napoleon, whose decision to invade Russia in 1812 has far-reaching consequences for Pierre and the Rostov and Bolkonsky families.

This twenty-part serial was the vision of its producer David Conroy (Portrait of a Lady, Cold Comfort Farm) whose principle aim was to transfer the rich characterisation and incident from Tolstoy's greatest novel to fifteen hours of television drama. Scripted by Jack Pulman (I Claudius, The Golden Bowl) and directed by John Davies (The Woodlanders, Germinal), Conroy's War And Peace boasts superb acting, award-winning design (1972 Best Design BAFTA) and breathtaking battle sequences which were filmed in former Yugoslavia.

Now available at the reduced price of £17.99

RRP £49.99
Duration 14 hours 50 minutes

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by Lenny Deans on 18 Sep 2011 at 19:18

Very good serial I read the book and it has kept as near to it as possiple.

by Rodney Gilbert on 06 Jun 2011 at 11:53

good quality dvd, currently giving viewing pleasure

by B E Curnow on 01 Jun 2011 at 17:57

Excellent price for a classic BBC series. I had forgotten just how good it was

by Richard Kirby on 27 May 2011 at 10:51

Excellent

by Joseph Butterworth on 23 May 2011 at 15:44

Not much to add to other reviews - we were hooked on the original showing in 1972 and we've been hooked again, watching three or four episodes every evening. Picture and sound aren't exactly HD but are perfectly acceptable, and the acting is terrific. Jack Pulman was a wonderful adapter for TV, sticking close to the author's intentions and giving the dialogue room to breathe. He's perhaps best known for I, Claudius but War and Peace is just as good. It looks as if the current price of the set has gone back up to a lot more than the £18 we paid, but it's still worth every penny.

by SALLY WILDEN on 06 May 2011 at 23:10

Good service. The product is an interesting recreation of Tolstoy's epic. Problem for me was it felt so British in atmosphere and culture, I couldn't believe we were in Russia

by Jeanna Godfrey on 02 May 2011 at 20:02

Altough the DVD took a long time to arrive, it is well worth having. It brings back memories of when I saw it the first time round. The pictures are very clear and it is nice to see famous people when they were younger.

by Nigel Robinson on 27 Apr 2011 at 10:42

We are ejoying this box set. The acting is a little stilted at times, but very well filmed.

by Patrick Mackell on 30 Nov 2010 at 14:50

Good value. Arrived promptly and in good condition

by Robin Dews on 21 Oct 2010 at 13:39

A fabulous series from the days before video and DVD when the whole family would gather round the TV set for a weekly dose of existential angst - great!

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